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1884
Apr 20
| 1884 • Staten Island Academy is founded. |
1900
Age: 15y
| 1900 • N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, is founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil. |
1918
Sep 12
Age: 34y
| 1918 • The British Army's Egyptian Expeditionary Force launches the Battle of Megiddo, incorporating the Battle of Sharon, and the Battle of Nablus, an attack in the Judaean Mountains. This day are fought the Battle of Tulkarm, and the Battle of Arara, which breaks the Ottoman front line stretching from the Mediterranean coast to the Judaean Mountains; while the Battle of Tabsor extends into September 20. |
1930
Age: 45y
| 1930 • The Lapua Movement marches in Helsinki, Finland. |
1963
Jun
Age: 79y
| 1963 • Gideon v. Wainwright: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that state courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who cannot afford to pay their own attorneys. |